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Dr Lauren Sullivan vs Blair McDougall

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Dr Lauren Sullivan
Dr Lauren Sullivan
Lab Gravesham
vs
Photograph of Blair McDougall
Blair McDougall
Lab East Renfrewshire

Voting alignment

Dr Lauren Sullivan and Blair McDougall voted the same way 100% of the time, based on 389 shared comparable votes.

388 same votes 1 different votes 389 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
48 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
48 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No
Most different by topic
48 Aye 28 No
Tax 100% aligned 76 shared votes
48 Aye 28 No
22 Aye 26 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 48 shared votes
22 Aye 26 No
25 Aye 8 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 33 shared votes
25 Aye 8 No
23 Aye 9 No
Education 100% aligned 32 shared votes
23 Aye 9 No
18 Aye 9 No
Housing 100% aligned 27 shared votes
18 Aye 9 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

87.6%
15% above average
Rank 52 of 649
Participation
72.4%
same as average
Rank 372 of 649
517
590 eligible divisions
Total votes
427
590 eligible divisions
271
52.4% of votes cast
Aye votes
217
50.8% of votes cast
246
47.6% of votes cast
No votes
210
49.2% of votes cast
11
2.1% of votes cast
Against party
14
3.3% of votes cast
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
2 years, 2 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

56
-26.3 vs Commons average
Rank 402 of 649
Appearances
52
-30.3 vs Commons average
Rank 432 of 649
68
-75.5 vs Commons average
Rank 450 of 649
Contributions
307
+163.5 vs Commons average
Rank 55 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£154,312
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£186,207
all imported IPSA years
£154,312
32% below average
Latest expenses
£186,207
18% below average
6
3 registered categories
Registered interests
7
1 registered category
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Housing
32 of 32 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
Devolution / Local Government
24 of 24 votes
#2
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
Energy
20 of 20 votes
#3
Work / Employment
34 of 39 votes
Democracy / Parliament
14 of 14 votes
#4
Housing
27 of 32 votes
NHS / Health
11 of 11 votes
#5
Transport
24 of 29 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
No
No
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 10 Sept 2026
Housing
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145 7 Sept 2026
No
No
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6 7 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Representation of the People Bill: Third Reading 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
Aye
No
Representation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88 2 Sept 2026
Democracy / Parliament
No
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